Yu Ming’s Annual Auction & Benefit

We’re looking forward to seeing you at our annual Auction & Benefit (formerly “Yu Ming Gala”)! This amazing fundraiser accounts for more than 50% of all funds our school raises during the year – funds that support core staff and programs including our reading specialists, teaching assistants, programs in music, art, technology, and more.

Strong Scores in 2nd Year of SBAC Tests

Students at Yu Ming Charter School once again performed well in statewide standardized exams in English Language Arts and Literacy and Mathematics. Last spring, students in grades 3-5 took the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP), also called SBAC for the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium that administers the exams.
According to the results released in September by the California Department of Education, 79 percent of Yu Ming...

Looking Back: Our First Year at Yu Ming

Many parents may wonder what it’s really like to enroll their child in a Mandarin immersion school, particularly if the family doesn’t have any personal connection to Chinese language or culture. A parent of a current Yu Ming 6th grader reflects on what that experience was like for her own family. Although there were certainly a few bumps along the way during the first year, today her daughter is thriving. Read...

Alameda County Renews Yu Ming Charter

December 9, 2015
Hayward – Trustees of the Alameda County Board of Education voted unanimously to renew the charter for Yu Ming Charter School Tuesday night, drawing cheers from the roomful of parents, teachers and staff members in attendance.
The renewal decision comes five years after Yu Ming received unanimous approval from Alameda County Office of Education (ACOE) for the school’s original charter submission, setting in motion the establishment of the first...